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Redistricting Watch: Next Steps in the Fight for Fair Representation (Blog)

5/7/2021

As we prepare for the upcoming redistricting cycle in the wake of our People Powered Day of Action, we asked League leaders to share why they are fighting for fair maps.

LWV Commends President Biden for Prioritizing Voting Rights in First Joint Address to Congress (Press Release)

4/29/2021

We thank President Biden for calling on Congress to pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and we echo that call.

Redistricting Watch: I Will Fight for Fair Maps Because I Care About Voting Rights (Blog)

4/28/2021

Partisan gerrymandering has eroded the power of the people’s vote. As a result, we’re working to ensure the people’s voices are once again heard in our state house by creating fair maps in the 2021…

League of Women Voters Hosts Day of Action to Bring Attention to Redistricting (Press Release)

4/27/2021

People Powered Day of Action 2021 press release.

Redistricting Watch: How Gerrymandering Upholds Segregation in Schools (Blog)

4/23/2021

Redistricting gives us an opportunity to increase diversity in schools through greater integration. Drawing conscious boundaries is a way for leaders to remedy past discrimination efforts and…

League of Women Voters of South Carolina v. Andino (Legal Case)

4/23/2021

LWV of South Carolina and co-plaintiffs filed a federal lawsuit against South Carolina counties who rejected absentee ballots for alleged signature mismatches without a notice-and-cure process

LWV Commends US House Passage of DC Statehood (Press Release)

4/22/2021

DC statehood is not a partisan issue but a civil rights issue which cannot be separated from the fight for racial justice.

Redistricting Watch: I Will Fight for Fair Maps Because I'm Against Prison Gerrymandering (Blog)

4/9/2021

Prison gerrymandering is the practice of counting people based on where they're confined rather than where they're from. This inflates representation in areas where prisons are built and dilutes the…

Redistricting Watch: We Fight for Fair Maps Because We Care About Environmental Justice (Blog)

4/5/2021

Fair maps help residents as they seek to elect representatives who take their concerns, like clean water, seriously, who will work to clean up current pollution and prevent more from occurring.

Voting Rights Groups Sue To Stop Voter Suppression Bill in Georgia (Press Release)

3/29/2021

LWV of Georgia, along with partners, filed a lawsuit against the state of Georgia to prevent enforcement of SB 202, an omnibus voter suppression bill signed by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp last week.